The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-07
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in tbo so,.. reading Of the ion. e
III 'n' senate to-day, the n. IoO'al
officer asked whether p'e'Itip,
pleasure of the senate ,o "a' lie
WITH the usual morning bn.inp proceed
llaFri, suggested that b,l. 1 ons Nj
morals might be introdpc ruu he
therefore resd Uosr 'eu' ant
proposition stating thu, 'Y''0 th,
aocient custom Of the sen ~ ""tas
enter upon any ordipa-r ',e motto
unt'' after hearing the cor' pushes:
ton OF the president nj tho nuuia.
OF oi the session ai That was a ' l".a!as
respect due from the legj,'s ,IAtk d
partment OF the government 't ~, d.
executive. TO tie
After the recess had bee,, o,..
Tor quarter of al hour ovnA.ehdei
Morrill, reported that he ioTjnnee' NJ,
mlttee appointed to w iii '' NJ CON-
president had performed Upon Upon TIE
ana had been informed that ,b b' uui2
dent would imln :dia'ely c 'ue pres,
cate with congress in '.,lMua.
Thereupon Mr.. Prudon. ono "altlns
presidents secretaries preso',. vi LIE
ernl messages in writing md IJ" ,eu ser.
siding officer laid hen beto ,re Pc
senate with the presidep,'.' '' a 'As
message. Mr.. McCook, Seer. "nnai.
the senate, at five minutes noa aY Of
commenced the reading OF nas' Que
sage, The res6iag of tho n's Me''
concluded at hel past ono v usage
senate adjourned. "ueA Tie
IN TIE HOUSE.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 6. - Ham,.
Regular proceedings If the 'I we
this morning, were opened u u.H
prayer bv the Chaplin. WHO
MIR. Mills, of Texas, offered =.
luton directing the - o,er 'F'o'
point committees on rules ao.., ~
enrolled bills aud mileage 't asai
consist OF tue same number Of ', n.r 70
bers as is provid d for by The rr '4 y,
The forty-ninth congress to tba 'sa
mittee on rules, when il is aproi, WV
Al the expiration of rer.,, ' ~
Pruden, the presidents pri,,y -, ~
rotary, appC ired ii the mo"'
house with the pTes;dent', y,1I
message, 1t was received nia.
reading Immediately begeu, n,
message was listened to with ,,sS
attention aud ut the Conclusion oi N'
reading, which consumed tor,y min.
utes, was greeted with spplsn.
The house then adjourned uni
Thursday.
Mr.. Cox, OF New \ ork, chairmape
the committee ppOluted 10 wait unm
the president aid inform him of n.
organization OF the house. ruortm
that the committee had performed II;
duty end that the president womb
communicate with The house forth.
with. The following amendments
the rules were submitted 70 DO II.
ferred to the comm tee on ruIe.
when appointed, by Nh Dinge,, Of
Maine, providing nal pending mo-
ton that The house 90 into q commit.
tee OF he Whol or proceed 10 busl.
ness on the house calendar. aud that
motion shall be in order to desi..
nate particular bill to be cOnsiderl
also tor the appointment OF aComnn.
tee on navigation and fsherIesvAs
sist of thiIteen members.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, p.
vidiug that ex-members of the HOaa
shall not be admitted to the floor d
more than three days during til
same term OF congress. By Nj
Stone. of Missouri, giving preCsdelG
in consideration to bills reported By
the committee on public aud; o.
forfeiture of land grants and re.tlE
ing them to bona-tide settlement.
By Mr.. Cox of New Iork-FOrsf
pointnent OF committee Oh the III
of this month.
BY Mr.. johnson, of North CarOlEL
Providing that when any moilor@
proposition to amend the reVeAa'
laws is under consideration 80
amendment thereto or subiillla
therefore. whether 1t refers to il'll'
ternsl or customs revenues shalt sA
order. AT l2:20 recess was taken ID
til l2;40, end a Subsequent recess llN
l:l0.
NOMINATIONS.
The president has sent the ioAeV'
ing nominations to the senate; LIaa
e, e. Lamar, of Mississippi, to Na,
sociate justice of the supreme IGG|;
the United States; William +. lInv
Wisconsin, TO be secretary OF theiHm
rior; Don NJ. Dickinson, OF NICHE;
to be postmaster general; Chslls'
Fairchild, of New \ DIRK, TO De ,; seyleH
ry of the treasury; George L. hNes
New \ ork, to be assistant, seCte V"1
of state; Isaac II. Maynard, Oh ;W a.
\ DIRK, TO be assistant secre'sr! n U'
treas ury; Sigourney pu.~
of Massachusetts, to be 'e .r.r
comptroller of the ltea- y
James W. Hyatt, of Connectlcu4